TOWARD ANOTHER SHORE

A NOVEL-IN-STORIES BY ALEX TURNER AND LUCIAN CHILDS
Coming Fall 2026 from Arsenal Pulp Press

“[a] powerful novel—simply and directly told, with a great narrative engine and a fully realized emotional arc.”Trevor Corkum, The World After Us

In 1956, fifteen-year-old Teddy—a lonely boy drawn to the water and woods surrounding his small town of Harrison Hot Spring—is overwhelmed by his feelings upon meeting the bad boy Wade. Over the next decade, Teddy strives to shape an authentic life, while ultimately facing his unrequited love for his friend. This poignant tale furthers our understanding of a little described moment in queer Canadian history—the decade prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots, the event which sparked the modern gay rights movement.  | MORE |

 

The penultimate tale from Toward Another Shore appears in this summer’s issue of Prairie Fire.